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La Porte Police Officers Shoot and Kill a Man

According to a custodial death report filed with the Texas State Attorney General’s Office by the La Porte Police Department,  La Porte police officers shot and killed Patrick Ford, 55…

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Mansfield Jail Inmate Dies After Being Transported from the Fort Worth Jail

Ronald Scott passed away, on or about September 14, 2017, while in the custody of the Fort Worth Police Department.  Information in this post was obtained from a custodial death…

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Bonham Police Department Arrestee Dies in Custody

On or about September 14, 2017, Jamey Sisk died while in the custody of the Bonham Police Department.  The Bonham Police Department received a family disturbance call regarding Mr. Sisk. …

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McClain County, Oklahoma, to Pay Estate of Diabetic Allegedly Denied Care, Who Died While Incarcerated

In 2013, diabetic Kory Dane Wilson died after he was allegedly denied medical care in the McClain County Jail in Purcell, Oklahoma. In 2017, a settlement was reached in a…

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Brazoria County, Texas (Angleton) Jail Inmate Dies in Custody

Inmate Mark Daniel Ware passed away while in the custody of the Brazoria County Sheriff’s Department on or about October 5, 2017.  Information obtained in this post was obtained from…

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Coleman County, Texas Inmate Dies in Custody

On or about Sunday, October 1, 2017, in the morning, a Coleman County jailer was in the jail’s cell area near a single cell.  Inmate Derrek Monroe allegedly became upset…

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Nueces County Inmate Dies While in Custody

On or about September 20, 2017, detainee Cristobal Flores passed away while in the custody of the Nueces County, Texas Sheriff’s Department.  Information in this post was obtained from a…

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One Man is Dead, After an Alleged Officer-Involved Shooting in Brownsville, Texas

In Brownsville, Texas, on Thursday, October 5, 2017, police officers were attempting to serve a warrant on a man when the man they were looking for allegedly came at them…

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Sherman County Jail in Stratford, Texas, is Cited for 3 Alleged Jail Standard Violations

A Jail Inspection Report came out on September 26, 2017, detailing three violations of jail standards allegedly committed by Sherman County Jail in Stratford, Texas. Whether or not individuals are…

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Man Dies in Spring, Texas After Being Restrained by Law Enforcement Officers

The Harris County Constable Precinct 4 reported to the Texas State Attorney General, in a custodial death report, regarding the death of Gary Tremble occurring on or about September 29,…

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Update on Death of Stormey Murphey at Denton County Jail

The Denton County Sheriff’s Office filed a custodial death report with the Attorney General of Texas, regarding the death of Stormey Marie Murphey, well over thirty days after Ms. Murphey’s…

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Denton County, Texas Jail Inmate Dies Following Allegedly Ingesting Drugs

On or about September 5, 2017, Stephen Ryan McCormack, only 35 years of age at the time, passed away after being incarcerated in the Denton County, Texas jail.  Information provided…

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Brooks County Jail is Cited by TCJS for Alleged Jail Standards Violations

The Brooks County Detention Center in Falfurrias, Texas, has been cited by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) for two alleged violations. Details of the jail inspection report are…

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An Oklahoma City Officer Fires His Weapon at a Woman Allegedly Threatening Suicide

Not long after midnight on Wednesday, September 27, 2017, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, police officers were called to an apartment complex regarding a female who was threatening to commit suicide.…

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A Suspect is Allegedly Shot by a Police Officer in Fort Worth, Texas

An officer-involved shooting occurred in Fort Worth, Texas, on Saturday night, September 30, 2017. According to law enforcement authorities, a man suspected of being a drug dealer was stopped by…

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Detainee Dies in Montgomery County, Texas Jail After Being Restrained in a Chair and Given Medications

Phillip Carl Tucker, who was only 34 years old, passed away on or about September 28, 2017 while in the custody of the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department in Conroe, Texas. …

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A Family is Awarded $6.5 million in connection with an Alleged Fatal Police Shooting of a Mentally Ill Man

On Wednesday, September 27, 2017, the family of a man killed in an alleged police shooting was awarded $6.5 million by a federal jury. The verdict was reached in less…

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Per a Jail Re-Inspection Report, Sutton County Jail in Sonora, Texas, Allegedly Violated Four Standards

Inspectors with the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) released a Jail Re-inspection Report earlier this year that included information about four alleged violations at Sutton County Jail in Sonora,…

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Update on Death of Brandy Caldwell at the Hands of the Watauga Police Department

The Watauga Police Department has filed with the Texas State Attorney General a custodial death report regarding the death of Brandy Caldwell (46 years of age at the time of…

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On or about September 23, 2017, a man died in the custody of the Harris County Sheriff’s Department.  According to a written report, the Harris County Sheriff received calls regarding…

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